Football Preview: North Fork Miners vs. Gunnison Cowboys
The North Fork Miners will face off against the Gunnison Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither North Fork nor Gunnison posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
North Fork will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Banning Lewis Academy on Saturday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 23-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. North Fork fell just short of Banning Lewis Academy by a score of 14-12. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, North Fork got top-tier performance from Derick Sievertsen, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
North Fork's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Joe Hollembeak picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. What's more, he also racked up 35 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Gunnison was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 25-12 to Meeker.
North Fork now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gunnison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Things could have been worse for North Fork, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Gunnison when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will North Fork have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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